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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

UI language departments merging to one division

ARIANA WITT April 19, 2010

The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is moving ahead with plans to create a single division for foreign languages. Officials plan to announce on Tuesday the committee of university...

UI, School District team up on alcohol discussion

GRACE SAVIDES April 19, 2010

University of Iowa officials tonight will expand their scope on alcohol education, hoping to engage local parents and other community members in an interactive discussion. The Partnership for Alcohol...

Grad students, restaurants join in Haiti fundraiser

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND April 19, 2010

Some University of Iowa graduate students are hoping to capitalize on hungry patrons in an effort to raise funds for relief efforts in Haiti, still reeling from the devastating earthquake that struck three...

Students putt for a cause

LISA BRAHM April 19, 2010

Pipes, doorknobs, and a gaping-mouth clown dotted the courtyard outside the University of Iowa Pappajohn Business Building on Sunday. UI students and community members navigated the obstacles, arranged...

Spotlight Iowa City: A ‘person with a lot of dreams’

EMILY BUSSE April 19, 2010

Stopped at a Wendy’s to take break from a family road trip, Wade Bushman’s daughter complained about a stomachache. Bushman, a physician, jokingly told the 6-year-old to lie down on the red leather...

Ex-Hawk trial set

DI STAFF April 19, 2010

The trial has been set for a former Hawkeye football player charged with driving while barred and operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, according to court documents. On March 5, Lee...

Student charged with theft

DI STAFF April 19, 2010

A University of Iowa student allegedly stole a computer from a university office, authorities said. Michael Lash, 21, 112 1/2 E. Washington St., was charged April 17 with second-degree theft, along with...

UI slightly less of a party animal

DI STAFF April 19, 2010

The University of Iowa fell slightly to the last spot in Playboy’s annual Top 10 Party College rankings. Playboy calls Iowa City an “epic” party scene, noting that a historic football season last...

UISG elects speaker of Senate

DI STAFF April 19, 2010

In a meeting Sunday night, the University of Iowa Student Government voted to elect junior Hannah Lee as this term’s Speaker of the Senate. The next academic year will mark Lee’s fourth year of participation...

Program to replace jail with education

SAM LANE April 16, 2010

People charged locally with minor alcohol or marijuana violations may soon have to spend time in the classroom rather than in jail. A proposal by Johnson County prosecutor Janet Lyness will require individuals...

After winning the Pulitzer Prize

ARIANA WITT April 16, 2010

Paul Harding is remaining modest. The University of Iowa visiting faculty member, who earlier this week won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, said the prestigious award hasn’t changed his attitude toward...

Carrying water, raising awareness

GRACE SAVIDES April 16, 2010

When Casey O’Connell first walked down to the Iowa River on Thursday, he was feeling apprehensive. The 21-year-old was preparing to fill a bright yellow, five-gallon water bucket and carry it on his...